the anzac round always brings up interesting matches.
collingwood (2-2) vs essendon (3-1) mcg thursday afternoon
essendon are suddenly threatened with bad form in a big upset 33 point loss to a much improved Collingwood who have beaten two of last years final 4 teams in a row they face a much easier clash with st kilda at etihad. friday night essendon travel to perth on saturday afternoon tip wrong. mark mcgough won the anzac medal.
| Collingwood | 1.2.8 | 3.5.23 | 7.8.50 | 9.12.66 |
| Essendon | 1.1.7 | 2.4.16 | 2.7.19 | 4.9.33 |
major goals
coll n davis 2
ess lloyd 2
bulldogs (0-4) vs melbourne (3-1) etihad stadium friday night
after being horrible in a lot of ways bulldogs only get worse in a 23 point loss to melbourne who are suddenly 2nd on the ladder. bulldogs play cartlon at etihad saturday night melbourne play sydney at the scg on sunday. tip correct.
| Western Bulldogs | 1.9.15 | 5.14.44 | 8.17.65 | 10.21.81 |
| Melbourne | 2.2.14 | 5.6.36 | 10.8.68 | 15.14.104 |
major goals
wb bandy 4, johnson 2
mel nietz 3, schrawtz 3, vardy 2, yze 2
hawthorn (1-3) vs richmond (2-2) mcg saturday afternoon.
after poor starts these sides needed form and hawthorn got it with a much needed 42 point win over their co prelim losses richmond in a game famous for luke hodge and sam mitchells debuts. hawthorn play kangaroos at the G saturday richmond host adeliade at etihad sunday. tip correct.
| Hawthorn | 4.3.27 | 9.4.58 | 13.8.86 | 19.11.125 |
| Richmond | 4.3.27 | 6.5.41 | 8.11.59 | 12.11.83 |
major goals
haw chick 4, holland 4, barker 2, thompson 2
rich bowden 3, rodan 3 (a good game from a youngster)
west coast (2-2) vs brisbane (4-0) subaico saturday afternoon
brisbane won 20 straight can they make it the second longest ever (longest geelong 1951-52 23) they fail with a 46 point loss to a suddenly strong west coast tip wrong west coast play port in adeliade sunday brisbane host geelong on saturday night.
| West Coast | 4.1.25 | 7.7.49 | 12.11.83 | 18.13.121 |
| Brisbane Lions | 3.4.22 | 5.11.41 | 8.12.60 | 10.15.75 |
major goals
wc wilson 5, counsins 2, judd 2, kerr 2, willams 2
bris akermanis 2, bradshaw 2, power 2
st kilda (1-3) vs sydney (2-2) etihad stadium saturday night.
for the first time since round 12 2000 we have a draw after back to back losses by a combined 205 points st kilda blew a good lead they host collingwood at etihad friday night sydney host melbourne sunday. tip correct (it counts in a draw)
| St Kilda | 2.2.14 | 2.2.14 | 5.5.35 | 8.8.56 |
| Sydney | 0.2.2 | 1.4.10 | 2.6.18 | 8.8.56 |
major goals
stk schwarze 2
syd willams 2
adeliade (3-1) vs port (2-2) saturday night aami stadium
can the crows return to form no the red hot power win by 8 points. port host west coast sunday adelaide travel to play richmond sunday at at etihad. tip correct.
| Adelaide | 6.1.37 | 9.4.58 | 11.8.74 | 12.10.82 |
| Port Adelaide | 3.0.18 | 6.0.36 | 10.3.63 | 14.6.90 |
major goals
adel burton 2, johncock 2, stevens 2, welsh 2
por c cornes 3, p burgone 2, wangaeen 2
geelong (2-2) vs freemantle (2-2) skilled stadium sunday afternoon
a blow out for the second week running jumps geelong to 3rd on the ladder with a 62 point win they travel to brisbane saturday night freemantle host essendon on saturday afternoon. tip correct.
| Geelong | 4.2.26 | 9.4.58 | 15.6.96 | 17.9.111 |
| Fremantle | 2.1.13 | 3.4.22 | 4.7.31 | 6.13.49 |
major goals
geel graham 3, ablett 2, bartel 2 kingsley 2, mooney 2, recardi 2
fre farmer 2, longmuir 2
carlton (1-3) vs kangaroos (2-2) etihad stadium sunday afternoon
the blues pain continues with a 19 point loss to the kangaroos carlton host bulldogs at etihad saturday night kangaroos host hawthorn at the G saturday afternoon tip wrong.
| Carlton | 5.4.34 | 7.8.50 | 13.9.87 | 17.10.112 |
| Kangaroos | 4.5.29 | 9.11.65 | 13.13.91 | 19.17.131 |
major goals
carl lappin 6, murphy 3, houlihan 2
kang clayton 3, mcartney 3, pickett 3, rocca 3, king 2
ladder
bri 4 1 16 136.3
mel 4 1 16 119.4
gel 3 2 12 128.0
por 3 2 12 125.2
ess 3 2 12 115.0
wc 3 2 12 111.7
kang 3 2 12 106.7
adel 3 2 12 105.6
coll 3 2 12 104.0
syd 2 2 1 10 106.8
fre 2 3 8 95.4
ric 2 3 8 81.9
haw 2 3 8 78.5
stk 1 3 1 6 63.3
carl 1 4 4 71.2
wb 0 5 0 81.7
next round
friday
st kilda vs Collingwood ES (N)
saturday
kangroos vs Hawthorn MCG
freemantle vs Essendon S
Carlton vs Bulldogs ES (N)
Brisbane vs Geelong G (N)
sunday
sydney vs Melbourne SCG
Richmond vs adelaide ES
Port vs West coast AAMI
Harrison’s world 